Reviewing the news

February 04, 2010|By Debbie McGuiness

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Biggie Munn, athletic director of Michigan State University, once one of the top football coaches in the country and a much-sought after dinner speaker, will crown the Michigan Winter Sports Queen here Feb. 6 at the Winter Sports Ball.

He’ll also be the featured speaker at the banquet which precedes the ball in the high school cafeteria. His appearance was arranged through Arthur Rouse of Boyne City.

Tonight, at 8 p.m., Prince Billy Lyons and Princess Donna Priebe will receive their crowns at the West Side Carnival and skating show from William Layne, president of the Winter Sports Club. All nine Petoskey winter queen candidates will be presented. Mrs. Henry Loyer is directing the West Side show.

The Harbor Springs girls ski team turned in another victory yesterday, topping Gaylord in a dual meet at Nub’s Nob.

Gaylord’s boys reversed the decision by taking their portion from the Rams boys.

Top girl skier was Sally Erwin. The top boy was Jim Hill of Harbor Springs.

Charles Laubrich, Petoskey policeman, received a letter of commendation from Joseph A. Childs, commissioner of Michigan State Police, for his part in recovering the auto and victim in the Charlevoix channel recently.

Twelve girls have been entered in the Emmet Dairy Princess contest and the winner will represent the county in the Michigan Dairy Princess contest, Dale McAlvey disclosed.

All girls will be presented at the Emmet Dairy Banquet this Thursday at the Harbor Springs gymnasium but the winner won’t be announced until a later date when she will be selected during a special program. All girls must come from farms where dairying is an occupation.

The 440 full-time residents of Sugar Island just off Sault Ste. Marie in the St. Mary’s River, after years of seeking, have finally succeeded in getting telephone service.

The symbol of accomplishment is a single phone booth near the spot where the ferry docks on the island after its 700-foot journey from the Michigan mainland.

About five years ago, island residents got electric power but the fight for telephones wasn’t won until last month.

Plans for the annual Give A Dress drive were discussed by members of the Delta Tau chapter of Beta Sigma Phi sorority Monday when they met at the Elks Temple. Mrs. Wilbur F. Zipp conducted the meeting.

Mrs. John Behan and Mrs. William Giles, dress drive co-chairs, announced that boxes will be placed in several Petoskey stores and the City Hall at Harbor Springs this coming Friday to receive the dresses. The Give A Dress drive is sponsored annually by the sorority to provide a new Easter dress for a needy Emmet County girl.

For a number of years, it was held at Christmas time, but the past several years members decided that there was more needed at Easter time.